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EAU CLAIRE – The Marshfield boys tennis team came up short in its bid for a first-ever trip to the state team tournament as it finished second at the WIAA Division 1 sectional Wednesday at Memorial High School.
Eau Claire Memorial won six of the seven flights to capture the overall team title – combining points from the subsectional and sectional competition – with 53 points. Marshfield was second with 25.
Memorial qualifies for the 2017 WIAA State Team Boys Tennis Tournament in Madison on June 9-10.
Marshfield will have a representative at the WIAA State Individual Boys Tennis Tournament in Madison on June 1-3 as the No. 1 doubles team of Jared Cordova and Derek Reckner (21-4) advanced by finishing second.
Cordova and Reckner won their first two matches before losing in the championship to Zach Wolfe and Sam Rechek of Memorial (81-4).
Reckner, a senior, advances to state for the second-straight year. He paired with Evan Fait to reach the state meet before losing their first match.
“This season has been unbelievable,” Marshfield coach Tom Duncan said. “These boys worked hard during the off-season, attending tennis camps, hitting clinics and tournaments. Their positive attitude and coachability were key ingredients to this successful season. Coach (Grant) Reckner has also been a valuable asset to this program. His encouragement and support towards the team is one of a kind. These boys deserve everything they earned this season.”
Also placing second for the Tigers was the No. 2 doubles team of John Fay and Will Fay (20-4)
Marshfield’s No. 3 doubles team of Luke Kaiser and Ayush Shukla (14-4) placed third, and Fait (15-10), playing at No. 1 singles, was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
2017 WIAA Division 1 Boys Tennis Sectional
May 24, at Eau Claire Memorial
*Automatic state tournament qualifier
Team scores (combines subsectional and sectional results): *1. Eau Claire Memorial 53; 2. Marshfield 25; 3. Hudson 23; 4. Menomonie 22; 5. Tomah 18; 6. Holmen and Stevens Point 14; 8. Wisconsin Rapids 11; 9. Chippewa Falls 9; 10. Eau Claire North and La Crosse Central 8; 12. New Richmond and Onalaska 6; 14. River Falls 4; 15. Superior 0.
No. 1 singles: *1. Nick LaPoint (ECN) 28-2; *2. Jon Peck (SP) 25-5; *3. Mark Pepperl (ECM) 18-14; *4. Hugo Schreckenberg (RF) 14-7; losers in quarterfinals: Ryan Graczkowski (WR) 5-2; Ben Havlicek (ON) 13-10; Evan Fait (MAR) 15-10; Tyler Grosz (HUD) 12-11.
No. 2 singles: *1. Ken Tanawattanacharoen (ECM) 20-9; 2. Anthony Michels (MEN) 20-6; 3. Harrison Sullivan (WR) 16-3; 4. Nathan Gelder (HOL) 18-4.
No. 3 singles: 1. Liam Obaid (ECM) 25-7; 2. Noah Nick (TOM) 15-4; 3. Dominic Marticorena (CF) 17-7; 4. Michael Emerich (LCC) 12-8.
No. 4 singles: 1. Christian Sorenson (ECM) 29-3; 2. Luke Grygleski (TOM) 17-1; 3. Brock Wimer (HUD) 8-6; 4. Ryan Emerich (LCC) 10-3.
No. 1 doubles: *1. Zach Wolfe-Sam Rechek (ECM) 18-4; *2. Jared Cordova-Derek Reckner (MAR) 21-4; *3. Toby Haynor-Isaac Young (HUD) 19-5; *4. Brandon Doughty-Wes Thompson (MEN) 16-9; losers in quarterfinals: Garrett Wierzba-Patrick Hefferan (SP) 12-8; Sam Gelder-Matt Labuzzetta (HOL) 14-5; Ethan Houskamp-Brandon Schmit (ON) 8-15; Russ Hop-Stu Pearson (NR) 8-5.
No. 2 doubles: *1. Sohil Brahmbhatt-Luke Nijhawan (ECM) 16-3; 2. John Fay-Will Fay (MAR) 20-4; 3. Blake Royer-Lukas Johnson (HUD) 15-3; 4. Dylen Pierce-Jarett Knoepker (TMO) 5-14.
No. 3 doubles: 1. Sam Jochimsen-Steiner Jewett (ECM) 17-2; 2. Ken Reitz-Ethan Wuertzel (MEN) 21-6; 3. Luke Kasier-Ayush Shukla (MAR) 14-4; 4. Colin Heiderscheit-Isaac Burge (HOL) 13-3.